Financial Crime Compliance/KYC Manager - 15-month FTC

Michael Page (UK); City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services provider in London is seeking a Financial Crime & KYC/AML Manager for a 15-month FTC. You will oversee daily AML/KYC operations, manage a small team, and ensure compliance with KYC policies while being the go-to expert for client onboarding. Candidates should have strong CDD/EDD expertise and experience in Accounting or Professional Services. The role offers a competitive salary of around £80,000 per annum and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working arrangements

25 days annual leave

Profit Sharing Plan

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Experience in Accounting or Professional Services.
• Ability to assess client risk holistically.
• Strong leadership and talent nurturing skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with KYC policies.
• Approve new business relationships.
• Act as the key contact for CDD/KYC completion.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships.
• Spot opportunities to streamline processes.

Skills

Deep CDD/EDD expertise

Regulatory precision

Risk assessment

People skills

Leadership mindset

Job description

Overview

15-month FTC - Financial Crime & KYC/AML Manager. Oversight of the day-to-day AML/KYC procedures while managing a small team.

About Our Client

The organisation is a well-established professional services provider known for its strong reputation in the accounting and business advisory sector.

Job Description

• Driving compliance: Ensure firm-wide KYC policies and procedures are applied consistently across new or existing clients.
• Making critical decisions: Approve new business relationships and the continuation of existing business relationships. Including limited mandate to approve Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) risk triggers/clients.
• Being the go-to expert: Act as a key contact for the business, enabling timely and high-quality CDD/KYC completion and query resolution.
• Empowering your team: Build capability, share knowledge, and support career growth.
• Staying ahead: Keep up with evolving AML regulations and industry best practices.
• Innovation: Support tech-driven improvements that boost efficiency without compromising compliance. (The Firm will be implementing a new KYC system during the course of the FTC and some involvement in the roll-out of the new system will be an important and exciting aspect of the successful candidate's role).
• Improving processes: Spot opportunities to streamline and enhance service delivery.
• Inspiring confidence: Build strong stakeholder relationships and establish yourself as a trusted, empowering leader.
• This list is not exhaustive, and you will be expected to help on other associated risk management tasks/ projects.

The Successful Applicant

• Deep CDD/EDD expertise - You know your way around complex client structures (Trusts, Estates, Private Clients, Corporate Groups) and understand the risks they carry, ideally from a background in Accounting or Professional Services.
• Regulatory precision - You\'ve applied CDD procedures with confidence, ensuring compliance and overseeing timely, high-quality outputs.
• Risk radar - You can assess client risk holistically-AML and beyond-and know when and how to escalate.
• Sector savvy - You understand the services we offer and associated risk management requirements.
• People skills - You\'re a natural communicator who builds strong relationships with client-facing teams and your direct colleagues and adds value through collaboration.
• Leadership mindset - You\'ve led teams, nurtured talent, and take pride in helping others grow and overcome challenges.

What\'s on Offer

• Competitive salary of circa £80,000 per annum, depending on level of experience.
• A 35-hour working week
• Eligibility for the firm\'s Profit Sharing Plan that runs from October to September each year. The scheme enables staff to share in the profits of the firm.
• Flexible working arrangements (flexible start and finish times around core hours and working from home) upon successful completion of probationary period and line manager approval
• Working from home allowance of £25 a month (where applicable)
• Competitive annual salary
• Eligibility for the discretionary bonus scheme (this will be an end of contract bonus given that the position is an FTC).
• Twenty-five days annual leave.
• Eligibility for firm\'s private medical insurance upon successful completion of probation
• In addition, under the flexible benefits programme, employees are entitled to buy or sell up to five days holiday a year, subject to manager approval.
• Life assurance cover of four times salary.